Fenerbahce host Liverpool in first-ever Champions League meeting
The gist
Fenerbahce, back in the Champions League after 18 years, host Liverpool in the league phase.
Interim coach Dirk Kuyt faces his old club with Fenerbahce 31st.
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2026Fenerbahce drew 1-1 with Roma in the Champions League, their first match in the competition in 18 years; a spectator threw a water bottle at coach Ismail Kartal's head.
- Sep 11, 2026Kartal announced his resignation, saying he intended never to return; president Aziz Yildirim refused to accept it, saying Kartal was still in charge. Kartal then failed to appear at training, and the club said the spectator involved had been identified and banned from the stadium.
- Oct 20, 2026Fenerbahce drew 2-2 with Slavia Praha at home in the league phase.